Community health fair to offer free taco dinner, cooking demos and more
Offering a free, healthy taco dinner to attendees, the event will also feature a cooking demonstration on how to make fresh salsa. Activities will be available for children, teens and adults. Blood pressure checks and glucose checks will also be offered.
WVU School of Nursing to host day camp for high schoolers interested in nursing
The WVU School of Nursing will be hosting its first Summer Camp on Friday, June 2, for high school students who are interested in nursing as a career.
Volunteers from WVU School of Nursing support mini health fair for veterans
Volunteers from the WVU School of Nursing supported a mini health fair focused on cardiac health for veterans during American Heart Month in February.
Nursing students volunteer at WVU Rural Health Day
Nursing students Sydney Cain, Laura Keene, Meredith Maneno, Kristen May and Grace Wilson offered hands-on demonstrations of nursing skills inside the WV Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) Center, such as blood pressure and heart rate readings, as well as how to set up IV fluids and provide proper wound care.
Beckley Campus seniors gain communication skills, confidence during IPE event
Senior students on the WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus recently attended an IPE (interprofessional education) day at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
WVU School of Nursing to offer LPN to BSN program on Keyser Campus
Designed to create a direct pathway for licensed practical nurses to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, the WVU School of Nursing will soon offer an LPN to BSN program on its Keyser Campus at WVU Potomac State College.
2023 Excellence in Community Engagement Award Winners announced
The Center for Community Engagement’s annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards honor extraordinary accomplishments in engaged learning and community impact. This year's recipients include Hayley Harman, a student in the School of Medicine, and Angel Smothers, a faculty member in the School of Nursing.
Keyser Campus hosts job fair for graduating seniors
The WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus recently hosted a job fair at the J. Edward Kelley Complex for their graduating senior students.
WVU in the News: Staffing shortages make opioid overdose treatment facilities scarce in rural areas and communities of color
In rural areas of West Virginia, for instance, shortages still exist, according to research by Joy Buck, a West Virginia University School of Nursing professor. Most addiction treatment facilities are located in urban areas. But West Virginia is largely a rural state, according to the state government. The majority of West Virginia’s 1.8 million residents live in communities of fewer than 2,500 people.
WVU School of Nursing faculty member joins WISH panel discussion
To celebrate the success of the Women in Science & Health (WISH) Committee over the past 20 years, a recent panel discussion welcomed six members of the WVU Health Sciences community. Tina Antill Keener, Ph.D., RN, CPNP, CNE, an assistant professor with the WVU School of Nursing, served as a member of the panel.